Habitat assessment by artbrat

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Assessment results
Answer givenOur advice
Are there areas with bare ground and very few plants?: 
No
Consider increasing the amount of bare ground. Ground nesting bees are more likely to nest where there is bare ground.
Are there bee nesting blocks?: 
No
Supplement your habitats with nest blocks. Learn how to build them here.
What is the main type of vegetation in the area you are evaluating (park, garden, yard, farm...)?: 
Mix of native and non-native plants
Increase the amount of native plants in your yard.
How much of the whole yard, park, farm or green space is garden space or wild/natural vegetation?: 
A lot. More than 40%.
You are doing a great job managing for pollinators!
How much of the garden is planted with flowering annual or perennial plants (including shrubs, vegetables and trees)?: 
A lot (51-75%)
Consider supplementing your garden with some native, pollinator friendly plants and converting some lawn!
How many different pollinator counts will your contribute this year?: 
More than one.
We'd love to see pollinator counts from any of the plants in your garden as many times as you can contribute. Thanks!

Score: 181 (out of a possible 210)

Here in NoFla it's hot and humid, perfect for a healthy garden reboot prior to Fall planting. When things get too shaggy, buckwheat, dill and lemon basil seed are spread out over the beds. These grow quicky, crowding out weeds and providing a feast for polinators, then gets tilled under in late August nourishing the soil. Perennial canna, illies, lavendar, coreopsis,peanut,oregano, rosemary, milkweed and salvia share border space with citrus trees, grape, muscadine, fig and blueberrys. Annuals include many varieties of sunflower, cosmos, buckwheat, lemon basil, dill, zinnia, morning glory, flax and amaranth. Vegetables planted interpaced are tomatoes, potatoes, dinosaur kale, collards, carrots, peppers, beans. There is always a clean birdbath shaded with stones placed throughout for easy landing. No pesticides are used!

Which garden or space are you describing?: 
Micanopy, FL 32667
How large is your yard?: 
10.00
square yards
Are there areas with sandy loamy soil?: 
Yes
Are there low traffic areas where the soil is not turned over, tilled or plowed?: 
Yes
Are there areas dead wood, brush piles or snags present?: 
Yes
Are there areas with pithy twigs (elderberry, cane fruit, sumac, etc…)?: 
Yes
Do you have native bunchgrasses?: 
Several areas or one large area.
Are the flowering plants that you have pollinator friendly?: 
Most (more than 75%)
How many flowers in your garden bloom in spring?: 
10 or more
How many flowers in your garden bloom in fall?: 
10 or more
How many flowers in your garden bloom in summer?: 
10 or more
Are flowers planted in clumps?: 
Yes.
How much mulch is on the ground?: 
Some.
Is there fresh, clean water always available with a perch that bees could stand on and drink?: 
Yes
Does the garden use herbicides?: 
No.
Are pesticides used in the garden?: 
No